youtubepy 5.0.3

youtubepy is a package to search for youtube videos with python

youtubepy

youtubepy is a package to search for youtube videos through python code.

Usage

Video class

from youtubepy import Video
video = Video("me at the zoo")
result = video.search()
print(result)
> YouTubePY - Searching for the video
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8AlbaDmaec

SafeSearch Filter

from youtubepy import Video
video = Video("fuck", safesearch=True)
result = video.search()
print(result)

> YouTubePY - Searching for the video
> "youtubepy.BlockedWordError: A blocked word detected in the result video! Don't use safesearch to ignore this error!"

Functions available in Video class

search() - Returns video url
source_url() - Returns the source url of the video
audio_source() - Returns the audio source url of the video
download(/path/to/directory/filename.mp4) - Downloads the video
audio_download(/path/to/directory/filename.mp3) - Downloads the audio of a youtube video
title() - Returns video title
description() - Returns description of the video
channel_url() - Returns the url of the channel that published the video
channel_name() - Returns the name of the channel that published the video
published_date() - Returns the date the video was published to YouTube
thumbnail_url() - Returns thumbnail url of the video
thumbnail_save(/path/to/directory/filename.jpg) - Saves the thumbnail of the video, if path is not given, saves to the path in which the script is saved
duration() - Returns duration of the video
view_count() - Returns view count of the video
like_count() - Returns like count of the video
dislike_count() - Returns dislike count of the video
average_rating() - Returns average rating of the video

ExtractData class

from youtubepy import ExtractData
video = ExtractData("https://youtu.be/A8AlbaDmaec")
title = video.title()
print(title)
> YouTubePY - Extracting video data
> Me at the zoo - 4k Upscaled, 60 FPS

Functions available in ExtractData class

source_url() - Returns the source url of the video
audio_source() - Returns the audio source url of the video
download(/path/to/directory/filename.mp4) - Downloads the video
audio_download(/path/to/directory/filename.mp3) - Downloads the audio of a youtube video
title() - Returns video title
description() - Returns description of the video
channel_url() - Returns the url of the channel that published the video
channel_name() - Returns the name of the channel that published the video
published_date() - Returns the date the video was published to YouTube
thumbnail_url() - Returns thumbnail url of the video
thumbnail_save(/path/to/directory/to/save/filename.jpg) - Saves the thumbnail of the video, if path is not given, saves to the path in which the script is saved
duration() - Returns duration of the video
view_count() - Returns view count of the video
like_count() - Returns like count of the video
dislike_count() - Returns dislike count of the video
average_rating() - Returns average rating of the video

Removing Prints

from youtubepy import *

video = Video("spooky scary skeletons", quiet=True) #quiet kwarg helps in removing the prints
extractdata = ExtractData("spooky scary skeletons", quiet=True) #quiet kwarg is available for ExtractData class also to remove the prints

Note - You may experience glitches in other versions, this version is free from all known bugs and glitches and has many new features compared to other versions!